Stored air and water will be sufficient for Crew Exploration Vehicle visits to the International Space Station and for brief missions to the moon, but an air and water recycling system will be needed to reduce cost for a long duration lunar base and for exploration of Mars. The air and water recycling system developed for the International Space Station is substantially adequate but it has not yet been used in operations and it was not designed for the much higher launch costs and reliability requirements of moon and Mars missions. Significant time and development effort, including long duration testing, is needed to provide a flawless air and water recycling system for a long duration lunar base. It would be beneficial to demonstrate air and water recycling as early as the initial lunar surface missions.


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    Title :

    Air and Water Recycling System Development for a Long Duration Lunar Base


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Jones, Harry (author) / Kliss, Mark (author)

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2006



    Publication date :

    2006-07-17




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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